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Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams began their respective Australian Open 2021 campaigns with straight set victories on Monday. The eight-time winners 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 victory against Frances Jeremy Chardy showed that normal service had resumed at Rod Laver Arena after the years first Grand Slam was delayed by three weeks over the coronavirus. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep also enjoyed convincing wins as the tournament finally got underway in front of limited crow...

(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal begins his pursuit of a record 21st Grand Slam title under an injury cloud against Serbian Laslo Djere on Tuesday, with home fa...

Djokovic imperious as Covid-delayed Australian Open finally underway

Nick Kyrgios was just doing Nick Kyrgios things during his routine first-round win over Portuguese qualifier Frederico Ferreira Silva. Serena can’t banish like Brady   Serena Williams was in awe of compatriot Tom Brady, after the 43-year-old won a seventh Super Bowl crown. Brady revealed he banished his family from his house in the build-up to the game so he could prepare uninterrupted, but Williams could never bring herself to do that with her three-year-old daughter. After beating Laura Si...

After months of stringent planning, tennis’s first Slam of the year debuts—cautiously—in Melbourne.

Not-so-happy Slam: Australian Open to start under Covid shadow Issued on: 07/02/2021 - 03:54 4 min Melbourne (AFP) The Australian Open is known as the "Happy Slam" for its convivial atmosphere but the coronavirus has cast dark clouds over this years build-up and could cause more chaos during the next fortnight. The on-court focus is familiar: Novak Djokovic is going for a record-extending ninth title and Serena Williams will attempt to match Margaret Courts all-time mark of 24 Grand Slam sing...

Rafael Nadal admitted Sunday he had been suffering for 15 days with a sore back and could not guarantee hell play the Australian Open, with the injury threatening to derail his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam. The world number two sat our Spains ATP Cup campaign in warm-up week, and he hasnt p ..

The Australian Open is finally around the corner and with the draws being announced, the excitement that tennis brings is here once again. Unfortunately, some of the usual stars won’t be participating in the tournament and the global pandemic has required the organisers to make swift changes. Nonetheless, the grand slam tournament will go on […]

The four reigning major champions and a legend on a quest for No.24 sat down with the press over the weekend ahead of the start of the 2021 Australian Open.

Tennis365 February 7, 2021 World No 1 Ashleigh Barty says she is happy with her preparation ahead of her bid to become the first home champion at the Australian Open in 43 years. Barty had not played for 11 months due to the coronavirus pandemic but she still managed to win her warm-up event, the Yarra Valley Classic, by beating Garbine Muguruza 7-6 (7-3), 6-4. “It’s very different. I think the circumstances and the situation is extremely different,” said Barty. “I’m just trying to co...